[Q] Why downgrade to 2.2 instead of just reseting?

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What is the benefit of downgrading from 2.3 to 2.2 for root access instead of just doing a factory reset? I'm assuming a reset would bring you back to 2.2 right? I thought i remembered seeing that option in the boot loader menu. Guessing there has to be pro's and con's to it otherwise everyone would just take the easy reset route.

Originally Posted by raydawg

What is the benefit of downgrading from 2.3 to 2.2 for root access instead of just doing a factory reset? I'm assuming a reset would bring you back to 2.2 right? I thought i remembered seeing that option in the boot loader menu. Guessing there has to be pro's and con's to it otherwise everyone would just take the easy reset route.

Factory reset does not bring you back to 2.2. It will erase all of your data and restore factory settings but it doesn't affect the OS

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Originally Posted by raydawg

What is the benefit of downgrading from 2.3 to 2.2 for root access instead of just doing a factory reset? I'm assuming a reset would bring you back to 2.2 right? I thought i remembered seeing that option in the boot loader menu. Guessing there has to be pro's and con's to it otherwise everyone would just take the easy reset route.

You MUST downgrade to 2.2 to get root. Please read Scaryghoul's thread.

Originally Posted by raydawg

What is the benefit of downgrading from 2.3 to 2.2 for root access instead of just doing a factory reset? I'm assuming a reset would bring you back to 2.2 right? I thought i remembered seeing that option in the boot loader menu. Guessing there has to be pro's and con's to it otherwise everyone would just take the easy reset route.

The full reason the downgrade is necessary is to get the old hboot on the device so that one can get s-off as the new one doesnt allow this. Its easiest to just downgrade the whole phone instead of just dumping that partition in place so it is the recommended method. Another benefit is a cleaner starting point. I dont know about others but I prefer my phone to be as clean and crisp as possible before I start any modifications.

Also, as stated above, a factory reset just wipes the data partition which is the home of all your apps and app data, call log, texts, and user settings. Unfortunately it doesnt affect the system partition or any other partition on the device. Hope this helps answer some of your questions.

thanks guys that made sense!